The Shenyang WS-20 () is a high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine designed by the Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute for the PLAAF's Y-20 family of strategic airlifters, it is currently installed in limited numbers. It is based on the core of the low-bypass turbofan Shenyang WS-10A. The thrust range is .
Testing with the Ilyushin Il-76 began by 2013. Development continued in 2021. Images of Y-20 equipped with WS-20s emerged in 2022. The Y-20 and the WS-20 may have entered PLAAF service by 2023 or 2024, as intelligence showed Y-20B with the PLAAF roundels and colours at Kaifeng Air Base. In 2024, Y-20B with WS-20 engines were expanding in fleet size.
Applications Xi'an Y-20
See also ACAE CJ-1000A Shenyang WS-15
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